Is SOUTHERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUTHERLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUTHERLY mean?
- noun
a wind from the south
- adjective
situated in or oriented toward the south
“a southern exposure”
- adjective
from the south; used especially of wind
“a hot southerly wind”
- adverb
toward the south
“the ship turned southerly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SOUTHERLY
SOUTHERLY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SOUTHERLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hostelry14
- helotry13
- hurleys13
- shortly13
- tushery13
- ethyls12
- horsey12
- hostly12
- hourly12
- housey12
- hoyles12
- hurley12
- shelty12
- shorty12
- shouty12
- theory12
- thusly12
- thyrse12
- youths12
- elytrous11
- urostyle11
- ethyl11
- holey11
- horsy11
- hosey11
- hotly11
- hoyle11
- hurly11
- rushy11
- shoyu11
- shyer11
- tushy11
- youth11
- elusory10
- holster10
- hostler10
- hurtles10
- hustler10
- shouter10
- souther10
- holy10
- hoys10
- hyte10
- they10
- helots9
- horste9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- housel9
- houser9
- hurtle9
- hustle9
- lusher9
- others9
- oyster9
- reshot9
- rotely9
- rouths9
- sleuth9
- sorely9
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